Agri-Business, AAS

This technical degree provides the skills necessary for employment and preparation for advancement in the agri-business industry. Graduates of this program may find employment as farm managers, salespersons, commodity brokers, store managers, or consultants.

Degree Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of accounting basics.
2. Demonstrate ability to use computer software to create and use written documents, including spreadsheets, graphical presentations and databases.
3. Prepare and orally deliver a sales presentation to a prospect which includes appropriate techniques for opening, presenting product, handling objections and closing.
4. Identify and apply management tools used to measure business performance.
5. List parts of a business plan and explain the benefits of creating a plan.
6. Discuss structure and characteristics of the food product, agricultural production, food processing and retailing; and their influence on food marketing.
7. Demonstrate the ability to prepare graphs to describe business relationships such as the production process, cost, revenue and profit values.
8. Illustrate and describe market theory, including effects of changes in demand and supply on the market price and equilibrium quantity and the rationing function of prices.
9. Describe advantages and disadvantages of various forms of market structures.
10. Describe the factors which affect consumer choice.
11. Explain the process and rationality for enacting government regulations impacting businesses and the effect of regulations on market decisions.

Transferability: The AAS Degree is designed for students planning to enter their chosen career upon graduation. Often, only selected credits are considered transferable to public or private baccalaureate institutions. Most credits are transferable into Bachelor’s of Applied Science Degree programs at community colleges in Washington.